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Date of Birth
19 November 1934, Shattuck, Oklahoma, USA

Date of Death
10 February 2003, Shattuck, Oklahoma, USA (kidney disease)

Birth Name
Valjean Johns

Mini Biography

Composer and concert pianist. Valjean Johns graduated with honors from the School of Music at Oklahoma University in 1958, and won a Fulbright Scholarship. He was one of six pianists selected to win annual recognition from the American Guild of Musical Artists for his virtuosity and musical studies. In mid-June of 1962, his recording with the Lew Douglas orchestra of the David Raksin "Theme from Ben Casey" rose to the #7 chart position for two weeks. He has performed as a guest artist with the Dallas and Oklahoma City symphony orchestras and the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra and others, and has toured with his own concert series entitled "An Evening With Valjean".

IMDb Mini Biography By: Louis Rugani

Where Are They Now

(2007) Los Angeles, California

(2007) Shattuck, Oklahoma


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